The preliminary hearing in the case against Michael Jackson’s doctor has heard new evidence from doctor’s and paramedics at a Los Angeles courtroom. Dr Conrad Murray faces up to four years in prison if he is tried and convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
Jackson died in June 2009 aged 50 in spite of reported attempts by Dr Murray to revive the singer as his children looked on. However, prosecutors claim that Dr Murray’s negligent treatment actually contributed to Jackson’s death.
The Los Angeles County coroner’s office ruled that Jackson died from an overdose …

The Scottish musician Gerry Rafferty died on 4th January at the age of 63 after a long illness. It is said he died peacefully at his home in Dorset with his daughter Martha at his bedside.
Born on 16th April 1947 in Paisley, Scotland, Rafferty was taught to sing some Irish rebel songs by his Irish father. His musical career though began as a busker working on the London Underground, which turned out to be an inspiration for his most famous hit record.
Some 32 years after the release of his most …

Jim Morrison’s surviving band mates are hoping that Florida Governor Charlie Crist will grant him a posthumous pardon in the case of his indecent exposure conviction in that state. The Governor has convened a hearing to evaluate whether Morrison should be granted pardon in the case, which he was appealing when he was found dead in a French Hotel. If he were still living, Jim Morrison would now be sixty-seven years of age.
Since Governor Crist’s interest in the case was first publicized, the ongoing debate regarding its merits has been …

There is a garden in New York’s Central Park called Strawberry Fields. It was named that in honor of John Lenon, and this week, many of his fans gathered there to celebrate his life. This celebration coincided with Rolling Stone Magazine’s release of the last interview he gave, which was shortly prior to his death. In it, Lenon seemed optimistic about the future. This year marks thirty years since he was tragically gunned down outside an apartment building in Manhattan.
Strawberry Fields is not far from that apartment building, and …

Wilson used to be a spokesperson for Fresh Diet, which is a food delivery service.  She was fired by the company because she gained weight and was supposedly using the diet to keep her weight off.  She had lost nineteen pounds while on Fresh Diet, but then gained it back, plus some more, said a company spokesperson.  Wilson has launched her own cheesecake company.
The Fresh Diet people claimed that Carnie Wilson was supposed to be eating their 2 snacks and 3 meals a day, but was promoting her own business …

A new prepaid card was due out, featuring the Kardashian sisters, who are on reality TV more often than not.  They are perhaps better known for their romantic adventures more than their financial knowledge.  The debit card had a fee of $100 and the sisters hope to attract fans from their TV show.  At $100 per year to use, it didn’t appear to be much of a bargain.
The Connecticut attorney general called the card predatory.  Naturally, the Kardashians appeared that they wanted to avoid this type of publicity, as opposed …

An amazing looking Madonna celebrated her 52nd birthday 3 days early with a party in London at the ever so hip venue, Shoreditch House. For a woman who is coming up to 52 years old it would be fair to say that she has the looks and the body of a woman half of her age, she really does look absolutely fantastic.
She wore a tight fitting grey dress which showed off all of her curves and she carried a crucifix which is perhaps a sign of her Kabbalah religious beliefs …

Buffalo, New York (PRWEB) January 2, 2006
Red Scream Films LLC, who specialize in horror, thriller, and other genre motion pictures for the domestic and international home entertainment and PPV markets, announced today that their debut film, the supernatural horror thriller “Prison of the Psychotic Dead” is on schedule for an April 2006 release.

“Psychotic Dead” is about a group of psychics, all with dark and disturbing pasts, who spend the night in an abandoned train terminal. The film was shot in the legendary Buffalo Central Terminal, a art-deco “monstrosity” …

George Michael was sent to prison for eight weeks for crashing his car whilst under the influence of a drug which was thought to be cannabis.
He had admitted driving under the influence of drugs at an earlier hearing at Highbury Corner Magistrates court where the first policeman at the scene stated that he banged on the window and found George Michael sitting in his car with a vacant look on his face with absolutely no idea what had happened.
He had crashed his Range Rover into a local branch of Snappy …

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) September 16, 2010
On September 26 IndieFlix will bring Film Festival in a Box to America’s biggest living room: Times Square. Film Festival in a Box ($ 14.99) is the new interactive movie game where friends watch, judge and rate real films, filmmakers and actors. The launch takes place on the mammoth JumboTron screen where players and passers-by will watch four light-hearted and …